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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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